{{Short description|Kosher deli in Dublin, Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{use Hiberno-English|date=June 2026}} {{Infobox restaurant | name = Deli 613 | logo = Deli 613 logo.png | established = {{start date|2023|03}} | current_owner = Rifka and Zalman Lent | food_type = Kosher | street_address = 89 Rathmines Road Upper | city = Dublin | country = Ireland | zip = D06 CX89 | website = {{URL|deli613.ie}} | mapframe = yes }} '''Deli 613''' is a kosher deli in Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland. It is located in the Chabad house building of the Chabad-Lubavitch of Ireland, which operates the deli. Opened in 2023, it is believed to be the first fully kosher eatery in Ireland since the 1960s.
==Background== The small Jewish community in Ireland traditionally relied on suppliers in the United Kingdom for kosher products. Following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, there was a shortage of kosher food in Ireland due to additional regulatory requirements and checks.<ref name="JTA">{{cite news |last1=Judah |first1=Jacob |title=Ireland's first kosher restaurant in decades attracts local Jews and non-Jewish celebrities |url=https://www.jta.org/2023/09/06/global/irelands-first-kosher-restaurant-in-decades-attracts-local-jews-and-non-jewish-celebrities |access-date=6 September 2023 |work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |date=2023-09-06 |archive-date=2023-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906153605/https://www.jta.org/2023/09/06/global/irelands-first-kosher-restaurant-in-decades-attracts-local-jews-and-non-jewish-celebrities |url-status=live}}</ref>
The owners, Rifka and Zalman Lent, emissaries of the Chabad Lubavitch movement in Dublin, envisioned the deli as a partial solution to the kosher food shortage in Ireland. The 613 in the deli's name references the ''613 mitzvot'' (commandments) in the Torah.<ref name="JTA" />
==History== The deli opened in a former 19th-century schoolhouse<ref name="IrishTimes">{{cite news |last1=Hardgrave |first1=Corinna |title=Deli 613 review: Dublin has a brand new Jewish deli serving NY-style salt beef sandwiches |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2023/05/12/takeaway-review-dublin-has-a-brand-new-jewish-deli-serving-great-food/ |access-date=6 September 2023 |work=Irish Times |date=2023-05-12 |archive-date=2023-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905095329/https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2023/05/12/takeaway-review-dublin-has-a-brand-new-jewish-deli-serving-great-food/ |url-status=live}}</ref> attached to the Chabad house in the southern part of Dublin in March 2023. Upon its opening, Deli 613 was believed to be the first fully kosher eatery in Ireland since the late 1960s.<ref name="JTA" /><ref name="Chabad">{{cite news |last1=Hochman |first1=Nancy |title=Dublin Kosher Deli a New Hub of Jewish Life in Ireland |url=https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/6065012/jewish/Dublin-Kosher-Deli-a-New-Hub-of-Jewish-Life-in-Ireland.htm |access-date=6 September 2023 |work=Chabad.org |date=2023-08-29 |archive-date=2023-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906174847/https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/6065012/jewish/Dublin-Kosher-Deli-a-New-Hub-of-Jewish-Life-in-Ireland.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>
The kosher food is mainly sourced from the EU. Previously, the Lents shipped their kosher food supply from the UK.<ref name="Chabad" /> The deli imports its bagels frozen from New York due to a lack of kosher bagel wholesalers in Europe.<ref name="Chronicle" /> Deli 613's chef Robbie Burns is not Jewish, but has experience in the Irish food market.<ref name="JTA" /><ref name="Chronicle">{{cite news |last1=Prever |first1=Victoria |title=Ireland's Taoiseach noshes up the salt beef at Dublin's only kosher deli |url=https://www.thejc.com/lets-eat/all/irelands-taoiseach-noshes-up-the-salt-beef-at-dublins-only-kosher-deli-4qDo78OC4gQImxSFUosMBD |access-date=6 September 2023 |work=Jewish Chronicle |date=2023-07-04 |archive-date=2023-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906174847/https://www.thejc.com/lets-eat/all/irelands-taoiseach-noshes-up-the-salt-beef-at-dublins-only-kosher-deli-4qDo78OC4gQImxSFUosMBD |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Food== Deli 613 serves a mix of local and Jewish cuisine. Made-to-order items include Ashekenazi foods such as Salt beef, chopped liver and herring alongside Israeli foods such as hummus, falafel and tahini.<ref name="JTA" /><ref name="Chabad" />
==Reception== According to the owners, the majority of Deli 613's clientele is non-Jewish.<ref name="Chabad" /> After its opening, a number of celebrities visited the establishment. In July 2023, Leo Varadkar, Ireland's Taoiseach, went to Deli 613 for traditional Jewish foods like latkes, matzah ball soup, and a salt beef sandwich.<ref name="Chronicle" /> Former Scottish football player Graeme Souness, actor Colm Meaney, and celebrity chef Donal Skehan have also visited.<ref name="JTA" />
The ''Irish Times'' awarded the restaurant four-and-a-half stars, describing it as a "great addition to the neighbourhood".<ref name="IrishTimes" />
==See also== * List of kosher restaurants * History of the Jews in Ireland
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